House File 316 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 316 BY COWNIE A BILL FOR An Act relating to a voter’s designee for purposes of returning 1 absentee ballots. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1439YH (2) 84 sc/nh

H.F. 316 Section 1. Section 53.17, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. The person designated by a voter to 3 return a completed absentee ballot may be any person the voter 4 chooses, except that a candidate whose name is on the ballot or 5 an elected official shall not serve as a voter’s designee or 6 otherwise return a ballot under this section. 7 EXPLANATION 8 Current law provides that an absentee voter may designate 9 a person to return the voter’s absentee ballot. This bill 10 provides that a candidate whose name is on the ballot or an 11 elected official shall not serve as a voter’s designated 12 person. 13 -1- LSB 1439YH (2) 84 sc/nh 1/ 1